How do I take screen shots?

I see them in all of the map reviews but how do you do it?

 

Look deeply over the controls list in HL, then look some more. It's on there.

I don't know what you are talking about. Could you just tell me?

Yes, I could.

Cash Car Star said:
Yes, I could.

raises hand

this site is dedicated to the betterment of new and upcoming mappers..

this question is rather easy to figure out, we suggest you try to on your own..

also, IMO this belongs in the editing section, to retain it for future askers..  anyone else agree?

F5 is default key

or press "print screen" alt + tab out and paste it in an image editor and save.

you guys are not helping him as much as you think you are :/

Hit your tidle key ~ and type this in console:

bind k "snapshot"

Replace k with what ever key you want to use to take your screenshots. 

These screenshots are saved into your Sierra/Half-Life folder.  Open the .bmp with an image editor (i.e. Adobe Photo Shop or Paint Shop Pro or Irfanview) and convert it to a .jpg which reduces the file size.  Then upload the .jpg to your own personal web space or site and link to the .jpg here in a post. 

FIDDLER said:
Hit your tidle key ~ and type this in console:

bind k "snapshot"

Replace k with what ever key you want to use to take your screenshots. 

These screenshots are saved into your Sierra/Half-Life folder.  Open the .bmp with an image editor (i.e. Adobe Photo Shop or Paint Shop Pro or Irfanview or xat ) and convert it to a .jpg which reduces the file size.  Then upload the .jpg to your own personal web space or site and link to the .jpg here in a post. 

there, fixed the post :biggrin:

 

stand up straight, pick up monitor firmly with both hands, slam it against yer forehead.....

if yer still standing, you took a "screenshot".... :heee:

aint i a sheeeet??

Doc b... :dodgy:

sorry, i couldnt resist....

you do go on about that damn proggy dont ya orph??...

Dr Brasso said:
you do go on about that damn proggy dont ya orph??...

few programs deserve this level of recognition, are so versatile, and free for use by anyone..

its stupid proof, and yet we still have people who refuse to use it, even going so far as to post enormous pictures, just to demonstrate their level of hardheadedness..

so yeah i go on about it.. and hopefully for a few,not completely in vain..

I still like Irfanview better than Xatio- its just a much simpler interface IMO. And it does fantastic jobs with shrinking and stretching images, considering its free.

Screw that XAT.com crap.. get a real program.. Get ThumbsPlus. :biggrin:

Not only will it allow you to compress your images, but it will also allow you to save it as many differant file types, and also allows you to do everything and more that XAT.com program does.

No really give thumbsplus a try.. that xat is ok.. but I like the power and the abilities of Thumbsplus more.

http://www.cerious.com/

($)

personally, i don't give a rats ass if they break out the f**king scissors and trip the images by hand..

 

if people persist in posting oversized images, then drastic measures may be needed to entice them to heed the advice..

i am just really partial to xat.. once its set its done.. i have it set to grab the pics from HL, and have it set to deposit them in a folder i call "reviews"

grab>click> complete .. thats it...

and it will resize an ungodly amount of images all at once...

anyways... use anything that makes you hard, i don't care, but i am very close to losing my cool over these images over 100k :sad:

It's simple, F5 (unless you changed the key to do so), creates a bmp file of the map name (e.g. a screenshot of de_dust will be say de_dust0001.bmp). Open the screenshot in photoshop or some picture editing program, save it as a JPG.

When saving as a jpg go for the file size of the picture that retains noticable quality but isn't too large. An 800x600 pixel screenshot (the size you should always resize images to) should not be over 80kb.

Dr Brasso said:
stand up straight, pick up monitor firmly with both hands, slam it against yer forehead.....

if yer still standing, you took a "screenshot".... :heee:

aint i a sheeeet??

Doc b... :dodgy:

sorry, i couldnt resist....

you do go on about that damn proggy dont ya orph??...

*cough*prettystupid*cough* *cough*assofyourself*laugh* *cry*idiot*retard*

*moat*hillybilly*moat* ni gg

*coug*bannedforbeingawankeragain*cough*

 silly rugal never learns...

i hate to say it, and it pains me more than i can say to admit it, but he does have a point....it was tasteless and in bad form, two things i usually try to avoid....not my usual fair....i guess i had an out of control moment there....my humble apologies to the gentleman who wrote the inquiry, as i should remember that i was the one askng the questions not so long ago.....

and my sincere apologies to the pitters .....

rugal, yer still an idiot tho....

Doc B...

doc your comment was irrelevant to the question, but still funny as hell...

since the topic had stalled anyways.. the humor seemed befitting to me..

rugal dislikes most people, it seems you and i in particular... he just took a shot at you..

ignore him..

this maps rating has been fixed 3 times, and still rugal went back and posted the same message..

http://www.snarkpit.com/maps.php?map=480

i guess, it wont be fixed a 4th time :sad: looks at lep

[edit]

i guess.. i was mistaken.. thanx humbly